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the crisis there is more acute than ever as the economy continues to decline. gdp has fallen for the sixth quarter in a row. most recently, by 0.7%. the outlook is bleak. the prime minister is trying to buck the trend. he told parliament he was planning a new stimulus package. he hopes in particular to ease the tax burden on export-driven businesses. >> we are going to implement structural reforms with even greater force and adopt new measures to stimulate growth. our priority is to reduce youth unemployment, and we are already cooperating with unions and businesses to achieve this. >> there's mounting frustration on the streets. unemployment in the country has risen to 26%. half of young people are out of work. but the eu has signaled it is willing to relax rules on spain, which could help soften the austerity measures apparently crippling the country. >> germany may be about to drop its objections to bailing out cyprus. despite misgivings about reports of money laundering by the island's thanks. >> a number of politicians in germany have accused separate bank
the crisis there is more acute than ever as the economy continues to decline. gdp has fallen for the sixth quarter in a row. most recently, by 0.7%. the outlook is bleak. the prime minister is trying to buck the trend. he told parliament he was planning a new stimulus package. he hopes in particular to ease the tax burden on export-driven businesses. >> we are going to implement structural reforms with even greater force and adopt new measures to stimulate growth. our priority is to...
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if it collapsed, it could bring down the entire economy. that means it would have to be bailed out by the taxpayers. but the german government wants to change this state of affairs. >> we want banking regulations to assure that if a bank fails, taxpayers will not be liable. and that the repercussions of systemic risks for the financial sector are contained. >> under the new law, bankers guilty of behavior that jeopardize their bank could go to jail for up to five years. banks will be required to keep their retail businesses separate from their riskier business activities, and they have to prepare any emergency plan or a will that does not rely on taxpayer money for restructuring or winding down if they get into financial difficulties. the new rules could put a dent in the profits of germany's largest banks because they will have to hold more capital to cover higher-risk investments. the bundestag will have to approve the draft legislation. opposition parties say the proposals do not go far enough. >> things are looking up in europe accordin
if it collapsed, it could bring down the entire economy. that means it would have to be bailed out by the taxpayers. but the german government wants to change this state of affairs. >> we want banking regulations to assure that if a bank fails, taxpayers will not be liable. and that the repercussions of systemic risks for the financial sector are contained. >> under the new law, bankers guilty of behavior that jeopardize their bank could go to jail for up to five years. banks will...
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in north dakota, the economy is booming. oil companies are using a relatively new technology called fracking to get that oil and gas reserves kilometers underground. it uses chemicals to break through shale rock and stone. the technology is controversial, but energy experts say the benefits far outweigh the costs. u.s. oil production has exploded in the past couple of years from 23 million cubic meters per day in the year 2000 to 712 million cubic meters today. experts believe the new technology could make the u.s. energy independent within the next 20 years. this would have serious implications for global politics, especially in the middle east. because the u.s. is dependent on middle east oil, it helps maintain security there. the strait of hormuz is the biggest oil route in the world. the u.s. protect tankers sailing straight. should america stop protecting the waters, the eu may have to take on more responsibility for security there and for the entire middle east. europe already helps keep waters safe around the horn of
in north dakota, the economy is booming. oil companies are using a relatively new technology called fracking to get that oil and gas reserves kilometers underground. it uses chemicals to break through shale rock and stone. the technology is controversial, but energy experts say the benefits far outweigh the costs. u.s. oil production has exploded in the past couple of years from 23 million cubic meters per day in the year 2000 to 712 million cubic meters today. experts believe the new...
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but now, the return to optimism can be good news for the economy. it can be good news for jobs and also for the markets. the people in germany apparently are considering that they are going to be earning more this year than last year, and they are more prepared to buy more expensive durable goods. it did not translate to higher equity prices, though. people here are still a little bit reticent, but the traders saw the news from the consumer industry as good news, and they are saying that there's more room for german equities to go, but it needs a little bit stronger news than this to >> we say in frankfurt for a closer look at tuesday's market numbers -- we stay in frankfurt. you're a -- euro stoxx 50 a tad higher. across the atlantic on wall street, the dow at this hour trading well up at 13,957. >> in just a few moments, we will be looking at how important it is to take an actual break. >> more on that in a minute, but first, a look at other stories making the news. >> floods have killed 30 people and displaced more than 150,000 in mozambique in s
but now, the return to optimism can be good news for the economy. it can be good news for jobs and also for the markets. the people in germany apparently are considering that they are going to be earning more this year than last year, and they are more prepared to buy more expensive durable goods. it did not translate to higher equity prices, though. people here are still a little bit reticent, but the traders saw the news from the consumer industry as good news, and they are saying that...
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she believes there is no way around the painful reforms to get the spanish economy back on course. >> john, thank you ever so much. >> german efforts to get more young people into job training and expand all of the steel workers are falling short. the country's industrial base cannot find enough workers. >> applicants have little trouble finding work. including in your report in the oecd, many countries are short of low and medium skilled workers. >> the german business sector needs a low and medium skilled workers, but that is a hurdle immigrants have to jump and they are way too high. their reluctance to look outside the borders and that threatens business. >> if germany does not do this in the right way. if this effort does not results, that would be a really negative impact on potential growth and the real economic growth. >> australia, denmark, britain and hire five-10 times as many immigrants but in germany, tough standards make it difficult for immigrants to get jobs. >> we have to show small and midsize companies that the global labor market is there for them. we have 850,000
she believes there is no way around the painful reforms to get the spanish economy back on course. >> john, thank you ever so much. >> german efforts to get more young people into job training and expand all of the steel workers are falling short. the country's industrial base cannot find enough workers. >> applicants have little trouble finding work. including in your report in the oecd, many countries are short of low and medium skilled workers. >> the german business...
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the bush economy was not a good economy. bill clinton raised rates on the rich. we had the best economy we have had since the 1960's. host: choices made internally, the impact. guest: well short, it was a smaller plan. they got cold feet. they turned too conventional. they cannot pass much of anything except the payroll tax cuts. it just went away. host: how long before know what succeeded or failed? guest: people are still arguing about the 1930's. too soon to tell. i think we have a tremendous amount of evidence. we have been running experiments across the world. get austerity politics in britain and spain. we know that they do not worke. we have a good idea that it is hard to make it work at these levels. fears of inflation or grossly exaggerated. host: stock about what paul krugman has done. he is a columnist for "the new york times." he's the author or editor of 20 books. he is a nobel prize winner in economics. its most recent book is "end this depression now!." hi, janet. caller: i was wondering -- the financial crisis -- had we done more stimulus would it
the bush economy was not a good economy. bill clinton raised rates on the rich. we had the best economy we have had since the 1960's. host: choices made internally, the impact. guest: well short, it was a smaller plan. they got cold feet. they turned too conventional. they cannot pass much of anything except the payroll tax cuts. it just went away. host: how long before know what succeeded or failed? guest: people are still arguing about the 1930's. too soon to tell. i think we have a...
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economy forceward. from my casual reading of the debates, there was mistrust that grew out of the 1986 immigration reform. conservatives argue -- and this is not something i covered directly -- but they argue that there was not enough enforcement and we ended up getting promises of a crackdown on illegal immigration that never materialized. i believe what they're arguing today is that they don't want to move forward on a path to citizenship until borders are better protected. host: the overall idea that they're talking together on this effort seems to be on a fast tracked. guest: right. we will see what comes of it. there's a lot of skepticism on both sides. at the end of the day, people do what is in their own interest. republicans and democrats, this might be one area where they have a mutual interest in revising and changing immigration laws. host: middletown, new jersey, bonnie, democrat. caller: good morning. i began losing trust in our economy when i was young during reagan opposing campaign when
economy forceward. from my casual reading of the debates, there was mistrust that grew out of the 1986 immigration reform. conservatives argue -- and this is not something i covered directly -- but they argue that there was not enough enforcement and we ended up getting promises of a crackdown on illegal immigration that never materialized. i believe what they're arguing today is that they don't want to move forward on a path to citizenship until borders are better protected. host: the overall...
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the economy has entered a sixth successive year of recession, and locals are angry at the difficulties they have to face. >> protesters say the choice, consisting of the imf, the eu, and the ecb, have impose policies on the country that are crippling and dangerous. protesters are demanding changes. >> dockworkers walked off the job in greece. so did bus drivers. overground trains were not running in athens, either. another strike in greece in protest to deeply unpopular austerity measures. weather it is public transport workers or doctors, people are fed up with falling standards of living and cuts to wages. more than a quarter of the greek work force is now unemployed. >> we oppose planned cutbacks, and we want them canceled. we want collective agreements signed any back pay we are owed. employment conditions must meet the needs of the workers. >> it is unlikely these demands will be met soon. the greek government's hands are tied. public coffers are empty. more protests loom. unions have called a general strike in three weeks time. >> a little bit of sports news for you now -- he is
the economy has entered a sixth successive year of recession, and locals are angry at the difficulties they have to face. >> protesters say the choice, consisting of the imf, the eu, and the ecb, have impose policies on the country that are crippling and dangerous. protesters are demanding changes. >> dockworkers walked off the job in greece. so did bus drivers. overground trains were not running in athens, either. another strike in greece in protest to deeply unpopular austerity...
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, he pointed out that germany, like many other european economies -- >> he pointed out that germany, like many other european countries, as failed in its pledge to contribute 0.7% of gross thomistic product to development programs. >> we will be back in one minute. >> welcome back. more trouble for angela merkel 's coalition partners, the free democrats. in addition to lagging in the opinion polls, now they are facing allegations of sexism. >> the parties lead candidate in this autumn's elections, rainer bruderle, is accused of making inappropriate comments to a female journalist. >> the case has triggered a national debate on how sexism persists in german society. >> rainer bruderle is not talking to any journalists at the moment. he has made no comment on the allegations that have triggered a fierce debate in germany about verbal sexual harassment of women. the leading politicians of the party are covering bruderle's back. they say it is all just a slur campaign against their top man. >> i have seen nothing else to support the impression that the ftp -- fdp is in any way less sensi
, he pointed out that germany, like many other european economies -- >> he pointed out that germany, like many other european countries, as failed in its pledge to contribute 0.7% of gross thomistic product to development programs. >> we will be back in one minute. >> welcome back. more trouble for angela merkel 's coalition partners, the free democrats. in addition to lagging in the opinion polls, now they are facing allegations of sexism. >> the parties lead candidate...
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it's not the right thing to do it for the economy. it's not the right thing for folks out there still looking for work. host: your reaction? guest: the president was serious about not slowing down the economy, he would get a handle on his environmental protection agency and stop some of the regulations. he would approved the keystone pipeline. that is something that has been sitting on his desk a long time. there are things that could be done to help the economy apart from the sequestered. the reason the sequester is tough is when you pick up the federal budget and say we will try to find savings in the budget, every single line has a constituency and a lobbyist somewhere, whether it is a municipal organization, whether it is a big defense contractor, everyone has something that interests them. that's why it's difficult to say we are one to take out this line of that line when there is a loser in that scenario. this is an across-the-board reduction in federal spending that applies within the agency, every item in the budget. it's noth
it's not the right thing to do it for the economy. it's not the right thing for folks out there still looking for work. host: your reaction? guest: the president was serious about not slowing down the economy, he would get a handle on his environmental protection agency and stop some of the regulations. he would approved the keystone pipeline. that is something that has been sitting on his desk a long time. there are things that could be done to help the economy apart from the sequestered. the...
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power companies are also the largest tax payers for that region, and an important part of the local economy. politicians do not dare metal with their businesses. we have the laws and environmental standards, but they are not enforced. >> economic growth has been the number one priority in china, but an increase in living standards has been increase in pollution. having a car has been an important status symbol for the rising chinese middle-class. beijing alone has 5.2 million cars. people here are sick of the smog. long lines form in front of beijing as the hospitals. there's been a jump in cases of respiratory ailments. children and the elderly are especially vulnerable. >> of course i'm worried. my daughter has a skin allergy. we have everything under control, but now the doctors are saying the air pollution is making it worse. more people are suffering. then a state media have started speaking out about the problem of increasing pollution. the government is looking for ways to manage the issue. >> people want more security and a cleaner environment. the stability of society is threatened
power companies are also the largest tax payers for that region, and an important part of the local economy. politicians do not dare metal with their businesses. we have the laws and environmental standards, but they are not enforced. >> economic growth has been the number one priority in china, but an increase in living standards has been increase in pollution. having a car has been an important status symbol for the rising chinese middle-class. beijing alone has 5.2 million cars. people...
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we are seeing improved economy in pickup trucks. host: what our dealers doing to capitalize that people are in the market for a car? is it more incentive for dealers? guest: if you have a new used car, so if you bought a car in 2009 or 2010, and are tired of it, that car is very valuable because we do not have a lot of car sales from those years. we sold 10 million units, not a lot. so if you have a used car, you can bargain the heck out of that. host: how do you go for a decent price? guest: you have to do your research. you have to go on to pricing websites. they have it down to is a code now. there are tools on line that consumers can use to go in and be educated when they go into a dealership and bargain with them. host: what are you looking at, other than what we are talking about? guest: we are looking at the car-truck split. this in the u.s. has been typically 50% car and 50% truck. we are leaning more towards car as we bring in smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles and consumers want that type of vehicle. we are estimating a
we are seeing improved economy in pickup trucks. host: what our dealers doing to capitalize that people are in the market for a car? is it more incentive for dealers? guest: if you have a new used car, so if you bought a car in 2009 or 2010, and are tired of it, that car is very valuable because we do not have a lot of car sales from those years. we sold 10 million units, not a lot. so if you have a used car, you can bargain the heck out of that. host: how do you go for a decent price? guest:...
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to be in that economy. if you're looking for a job, this is a mediocre month. if we look at these numbers we have to consider while we give them a general picture of the country as a whole, you can't tell them how any one jim -- now any one individual is doing. host: we're talking with patrick rice of politico, he's an economics and finance reporter for politico. and previously, he was the morning energy reporter and he also reported for everyone for e & e's. our next call comes from jack, on our line for democrats. jack, you're on the "washington journal." caller: good morning. pleasure to talk to you. host: go ahead, jack. caller: i'm a teacher in the private school in this area, but i would disagree with my previous caller. the big problem in our economy as i see it is the offshoring of so many good paying jobs, and the destruction of the union in this country. when the globalization destroyed the floor for the middle class in wages, and as a result of that, these jobs are not coming back to this country
to be in that economy. if you're looking for a job, this is a mediocre month. if we look at these numbers we have to consider while we give them a general picture of the country as a whole, you can't tell them how any one jim -- now any one individual is doing. host: we're talking with patrick rice of politico, he's an economics and finance reporter for politico. and previously, he was the morning energy reporter and he also reported for everyone for e & e's. our next call comes from jack,...
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we need a growing economy. the best way to balance the budget is a growth rate of three percent-five percent, and the way to do that is tax reform, most people in indiana are not interested in congress bringing the bacon home, but people voting for the policies that will grow our economy and get us to better paying jobs. one of the things the caller points out and it is very important, for many workers the wage scale is going down. host: the last caller was from indianapolis. tell us about your district. guest: it is 19 counties. it stretches from winchester and muncie, then in the center part of the district it is in greenville, shelbyville, and then madison on the river. it is a district of manufacturing and agricultural communities, what i call courthouse towns -- and it is also where i grew up. i grew up in greensburg, indiana, played high school sports in many of those counties, and i have been raising my family in shelbyville, indiana, with our daughters and our young son. host: a comment of -- on twitter
we need a growing economy. the best way to balance the budget is a growth rate of three percent-five percent, and the way to do that is tax reform, most people in indiana are not interested in congress bringing the bacon home, but people voting for the policies that will grow our economy and get us to better paying jobs. one of the things the caller points out and it is very important, for many workers the wage scale is going down. host: the last caller was from indianapolis. tell us about your...
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the economy, the majority of americans thought the economy was in recession. economy was weak from beginning to end. the main programs that president obama had were vastly unpopular. obamacare and the stimulus package. republicans had come off the 2010 midterm election and had an epic victory and were thought to be enthusiastic. it's not just that mitt romney lost but then he lost by a substantial margin. republicans lost two senate seats when a lot of people thought they could regain control of the senate. they lost eight house seats. it was a very bad election and a warning sign for the republican party. since then, republicans have been wandering around and try to get their feet under them. there's a realization the partisan trouble and people are not quite sure what needs to be done about it. that is good in a sense that i think now is left 1000 flowers bloom. a lot of people need to offer some alternatives about what needs to be done. host: what is your chief concern? guest: right now the republican party is on a losing track, partly because of demographi
the economy, the majority of americans thought the economy was in recession. economy was weak from beginning to end. the main programs that president obama had were vastly unpopular. obamacare and the stimulus package. republicans had come off the 2010 midterm election and had an epic victory and were thought to be enthusiastic. it's not just that mitt romney lost but then he lost by a substantial margin. republicans lost two senate seats when a lot of people thought they could regain control...
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the economy is picking up. but there is a real health care problem that we have to deal with at some point. it will take some revenue. you cannot just do it by magically saying that it will fallout of the sky. you cannot cut enough to get the debt down without talking about revenue. i think it they did a little bit here at the end of january 3. everyone gave the office and will not give again. host: this editorial from "usa today," de say that it is not a spending problem -- but "usa spend money. today," others, saying that it is. guest: let me explain. the average cost spent on a senior citizen in medicare is flat. it went up 0.4% last year. it is flat spending. the fact is that beginning in 2011, all the children born after the second world war, the so-called baby boomers, are coming on. when i came to congress in 1989 there were 35 million seniors on medicare. 30 million people altogether. we have 80 million people coming on to medicare. we simply have got to deal with the fact that the population is going t
the economy is picking up. but there is a real health care problem that we have to deal with at some point. it will take some revenue. you cannot just do it by magically saying that it will fallout of the sky. you cannot cut enough to get the debt down without talking about revenue. i think it they did a little bit here at the end of january 3. everyone gave the office and will not give again. host: this editorial from "usa today," de say that it is not a spending problem -- but...
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without assets cost the italian economy billions. >> we need to get a grip on tax evasion. sometimes it may look like a war. and it is a war. civilian society against tax evasion. >> but the war is also taking victims of modest means. the national tax collection agency makes money on tax evaders and uses aggressive their demands way hard on small businesses. the agency refuses to comment on its practices. the pressure has driven some to suicide. mario's business made aluminum fixtures. they're demanding not just back taxes but high interest on outstanding payments. the 59-year-old shot himself in the chest. his daughter blames the government. >> it is not normal for a state to act like an extortionist. over five years, we were forced to pay 100% interest. >> that is during an economic recession with near empty order books. mario's tax debt doubled over the course of five years. he knew he would never be able to pay the bill. m the state does not understand us. it only takes action if the companies run into trouble, but small people like us -- we are like ghosts in the crisi
without assets cost the italian economy billions. >> we need to get a grip on tax evasion. sometimes it may look like a war. and it is a war. civilian society against tax evasion. >> but the war is also taking victims of modest means. the national tax collection agency makes money on tax evaders and uses aggressive their demands way hard on small businesses. the agency refuses to comment on its practices. the pressure has driven some to suicide. mario's business made aluminum...
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what is the source of the real income of the economy? the goods that the economy produces. kuznets' studies illuminated the structure of the economy, but also they did more. imagine trying to plan a major war effort without knowing the size of the real gnp that your economy is producing. as the nation prepared for world war ii, this was no academic question. the militarists of berlin and tokyo started this war, but the massed, angered forces of common humanity will finish it. january 6, 1942. president franklin roosevelt is giving the country its marching orders. the success of those orders in winning world war ii depended on the american economy. for months, the issue of how to prepare for war without actually fighting swung back and forth from congress to the white house. economists were trying to answer the critical question, how much could the economy produce and how fast? german armies moved through europe in 1940, pushing allied forces into the sea at dunkirk. fdr took only tentative steps because of pressures to keep america out of war. in 1940, congress agreed to on
what is the source of the real income of the economy? the goods that the economy produces. kuznets' studies illuminated the structure of the economy, but also they did more. imagine trying to plan a major war effort without knowing the size of the real gnp that your economy is producing. as the nation prepared for world war ii, this was no academic question. the militarists of berlin and tokyo started this war, but the massed, angered forces of common humanity will finish it. january 6, 1942....
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mexico is making gigantic strides towards a first-world economy. canada has a terrific system, but the only border that it has is with the united states. the europeans, some of them, have a good system, but to get there you have to go through an awful lot of the european union. the idea of an id card and mail work well in some places, particularly in europe, but it would not work particularly well for a large country like the united states because what the europeans require four people who have a national id card is every time that they move, every time they change education, etc., they have to go through the authorities and notify them. the average american will find this preposterous and they will simply not obey. let's focus on these systems or the much stronger documents that we now have, particularly the driver's license. common standards moving forward in that regard, we can make up enough ground without having to spend an enormous amount of political capital and i am using the national id card the same way that they use it where someone will
mexico is making gigantic strides towards a first-world economy. canada has a terrific system, but the only border that it has is with the united states. the europeans, some of them, have a good system, but to get there you have to go through an awful lot of the european union. the idea of an id card and mail work well in some places, particularly in europe, but it would not work particularly well for a large country like the united states because what the europeans require four people who have...
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the economy has absorbed those that already here, but our economy will continue to grow, maybe not as much as we like under the current president. we will grow again and have a need for more workers. we need a legal way for them to come. >> we need skilled workers, scientists and engineers because we are not graduating enough americans but low skilled work is foreindustries like farm labor, hospitality, construction and lots of other things? >> let's emphasize this point. we're not talking about a marginal matter in the economy. these workers are integral to the economy in states like georgia, and iowa. meat packing in alabama, chickens, texas, construction. all those industries employ a lot of these low skilled immigrants. some of them are illegal and some of they will legal but integral part of restaurants. restaurant industry in new york would collapse over night if they weren't there. the issue is whether americans will take those jobs is unclear. the evidence is they won't. those industries can't remove these immigrants and replace them with american workers. >> paul: i think it'
the economy has absorbed those that already here, but our economy will continue to grow, maybe not as much as we like under the current president. we will grow again and have a need for more workers. we need a legal way for them to come. >> we need skilled workers, scientists and engineers because we are not graduating enough americans but low skilled work is foreindustries like farm labor, hospitality, construction and lots of other things? >> let's emphasize this point. we're not...
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without assets cost the italian economy billions. >> we need to get a grip on tax evasion. sometimes it may look like a war. and it is a war. civilian society against tax evasion. >> but the war is also taking victims of modest means. the national tax collection agency makes money on tax evaders and uses aggressive their demands way hard on small businesses. the agency refuses to comment on its practices. the pressure has driven some to suicide. mario's business made aluminum fixtures. they're demanding not just back taxes but high interest on outstanding payments. the 59-year-old shot himself in the chest. his daughter blames the government. >> it is not normal for a state to act like an extortionist. over five years, we were forced to pay 100% interest. >> that is during an economic recession with near empty order books. mario's tax debt doubled over the course of five years. he knew he would never be able to pay the bill. m the state does not understand us. it only takes action if the companies run into trouble, but small people like us -- we are like ghosts in the crisi
without assets cost the italian economy billions. >> we need to get a grip on tax evasion. sometimes it may look like a war. and it is a war. civilian society against tax evasion. >> but the war is also taking victims of modest means. the national tax collection agency makes money on tax evaders and uses aggressive their demands way hard on small businesses. the agency refuses to comment on its practices. the pressure has driven some to suicide. mario's business made aluminum...
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air pollution from the world's second largest economy is on the move. officials in schuylkill city are adding equipment so they can raise levels and warn residents. air pollution in beijing and other parts of china remains a health concern. industrial emissions have been pumping something known as fine particularate matter into the air. these tiny particles can cause asthma and bronchitis. their amount in the china capital is 20 times higher than in tokyo. residents of schuylkill city have voiced concern about the health risks. the city already has six commanding posts. they plan to set up three more in different locations. they plan to help fix it when they learn standards. they will warn residents when levels exceed safety limits. schuylkill residents say they are the first in japan to start forecasting air pollution forced by circumstances coming from japan to china. a decision to designate the japanese eel an endangererred species plans to take away one of the main meals. the eel is in sharp decline. it has dropped over 50% in the past ten years. ex
air pollution from the world's second largest economy is on the move. officials in schuylkill city are adding equipment so they can raise levels and warn residents. air pollution in beijing and other parts of china remains a health concern. industrial emissions have been pumping something known as fine particularate matter into the air. these tiny particles can cause asthma and bronchitis. their amount in the china capital is 20 times higher than in tokyo. residents of schuylkill city have...